ISBN-13: 978-0-306-81402-0

The E-Bomb is a nonfiction book on Directed Energy (DE) weapons: lasers and high power microwaves.  Written for the layman, the book covers the history of lasers and high power microwaves, highlighting major DE weapon systems including the AirBorne Laser, the Active Denial System, the Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL), and others.  The E-Bomb was an October, 2005 release by Da Capo Press.

"… a spirited defense of these new weapons and their likely impact on the battlefield … a solid introduction to directed energy weapons."

        Publisher's Weekly

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"A timely book that explains the next revolution in military weapons-directed-energy weapons (lasers)-and how tomorrow's wars will be fought."

"In science fiction, futuristic soldiers are often shown wielding light emitting weapons-Flash Gordon used a ray gun, Captain Kirk carried a phaser, and Darth Vader brandished a light saber. But, today, the imagined future of science fiction is soon to be a reality. After more than two decades of research, the United States is on the verge of deploying a new generation of weapons that discharge light-wave energy, the same spectrum of energy found in your microwave, or in your TV remote control. They're called "directed-energy weapons"-lasers, high-powered microwaves, and particle beams-and they signal a revolution in weaponry, perhaps, more profound than the atomic bomb."

"The first directed-energy (DE) weapons are being tested right now, and their deployment is planned in the very near future. In The E-Bomb, author J. Douglas Beason, Ph.D. and a leading U.S. expert in directed-energy research, will explain in clear and non technical prose these exotic new weapons and answer the questions that all Americans will ask: What is Directed Energy? How do DE weapons work? What can these DE weapons do? And are these weapons safe to use?

As the once-imagined weapons of the future begin to appear on today's battlefields, the timely publication of The E-Bomb will help explain how and why the future is now."

"The most comprehensive and up-to-date depiction of the revolutionary change that is about to happen."

               Naples Daily News

"A concise, detailed and fascinating history and explanation of directed energy weapons."
                Santa Fe New Mexican

"Directed energy is the wave (and not just the microwave) of the future, the source of weapons that will prove to be revolutionary … Beason attains a kind of high-geekish exaltation that will appeal to readers schooled in Tom Clancy."

               Kirkus

"… an excellent read.  I highly recommend it …"

               Association of Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy

"Beason takes us laypeople by the hand and introduces us to DE weapons - what they are, how they work - in language we can comprehend … highly readable …"

               CurledUp.com